Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor denied in a Dublin court on Wednesday that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2018, saying a civil case brought against him and another man was “full of lies.

UFC star Conor McGregor took the stand in Dublin on Wednesday as he faces allegations from a woman who said she was raped by him in 2018.

Conor McGregor has accused a woman who is suing him over an alleged rape in a Dublin hotel of being “full of lies”.

Nikita Hand told her boyfriend that she believed Conor McGregor would "kill her" if she spoke about the rape she alleges happened in Dublin in 2018.

Mr McGregor, who is facing an accusation in the civil action that he 'brutally raped and battered' Nikita Hand, is being cross-examined in the High Court on Thursday.

Conor McGregor denied that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2018 during testimony on Wednesday in a civil lawsuit filed against the UFC star, according to a report from the

Conor McGregor, a renowned mixed martial arts fighter, has denied sexual assault allegations in a Dublin court. The accusations, made by Nikita Hand, claim McGregor assaulted her in 2018. McGregor, asserting the encounter was consensual,

Conor McGregor has said he was "beyond petrified" when he was being questioned by Gardaí (Irish police) about allegations he had raped a woman in a hotel room. The Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter is giving evidence for a second day during a civil court case taken by Nikita Hand.

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has testified that he had consensual sex with a woman who is suing him for sexual assault and claimed she had told nothing but lies.